The City of Issaquah seeks proposals for the 2025 Issaquah Arts Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Issaquah
State: Washington
City: Issaquah
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Issaquah Arts Grants support projects and programs that benefit Issaquah residents and visitors by cultivating a creative and vibrant arts community; providing meaningful arts engagement opportunities for all ages and abilities; supporting local arts and cultural organizations and artists; and celebrating the community’s cultural diversity.
The Issaquah Arts Grant Program will accept applications in multiple funding categories for 2025. Applicants may submit only one application in one category.
- Arts Partnerships
- General support for Issaquah-based nonprofit arts organizations that have arts and culture as the singular focus of their mission. These grants acknowledge the benefits of thriving arts organizations as part of a healthy, vibrant community and support their sustainability through operating support. Arts Partnership requests may be up to 10% of an organization’s annual operating budget, but no greater than $25,000.
- Arts Projects
- Project support to organizations, informal groups or individual artists to deliver an arts or cultural project or event to benefit Issaquah residents and visitors. In 2025, arts project grant requests should be for either $2,500 or $5,000. Due to limited funding in 2025, an applicant may not submit more than three separate project grant requests.
Eligibility Criteria
- Arts Partnerships
- Any nonprofit arts organization, based in Issaquah, WA that has arts and culture as the singular focus of its mission. Organizations awarded funding will be required to show proof of an active City of Issaquah business license and be in good standing with the Washington Secretary of State.
- Arts Projects
- Any group or individual offering cultural arts programming that has a clear community benefit for Issaquah, WA, in 2025. Applicants do not need to have an arts-based mission. Please note, only projects that are delivered within Issaquah city limits are eligible for funding. Individuals and groups awarded funding will be required to obtain a City of Issaquah business license.
For more information, visit City of Issaquah.
